In Counsel this Month

 In his Chairman’s Column Nick Green QC explains why the Bar Council has established five working groups to ensure that the Bar is prepared for future legal aid reforms

Keeping up the Bar’s eye view on Parliament, Charles Hale and Toby Craig consider the impression the new Lord Chancellor is making

EU law: Amanda Pinto QC discusses the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe project to produce fact sheets on defendants’ rights on arrest in every EU member state

David Wurtzel finds that the records kept in the Bar Council Library contain a real treasure trove of the Bar Council’s history

Charlotte Woodhead examines the provisions of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 

Is it possible to challenge extradition requests based on the right to family life following Norris, asks Abigail Bright

The Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee wants to know which areas of law reform it should consider on behalf of the Bar, say Dan Stacey and Eleena Misra

Counsel theatre review: David Wurtzel believes there are lessons for the Bar in the musical Legally Blonde.

And Counsel reviews the following books:

Lord Mance reviews The Judicial House of Lords 1876-2009. David Wurtzel enjoys The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: History, Art and Architecture. And Trevor Archer on The Snail and the Ginger Beer: The Singular Case of Donoghue v Stevenson

Plus, Counsel profile: Andrew Argyle, Zenith Chambers

And finally, William Byfield’s secret e-diary

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